Origins of the Boiston surname

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    In 1921, most Boistons lived in north-east

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    77 Boiston Travel & migration records
    920 Boistons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Boistons

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Boistons in 1921

    Housemaid Domestic

    4

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Dressmaker

    3

    Living On Her Own Means

    3

    Farmers Wife

    2

    Common male occupations for Boistons in 1921

    Quarryman

    13

    Coal Miner

    12

    Coal Miner Hewer

    8

    Gamekeeper

    7

    Quarryman Stone

    6

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